Alan Baker<alangbaker@telus.net> Wrote in message:
> ...that the FBI didn't tell the FISA court about the origin of the
> dossier...
>
> 'Republican leaders are acknowledging that the FBI disclosed the
> political origins of a private dossier the bureau cited in an
> application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page,
> undermining a controversial GOP memo released Friday and fueling
> Democratic demands to declassify more information about the bureau?s
> actions.'
>
> <https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/05/fbi-footnote-carter-page-w...
>
> 'Democrats pounced on public comments over the past day by House
> Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and intelligence
> committee member Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), arguing that the GOP memo's
> failure to mention a key footnote in the FBI application shows how the
> party has cherry-picked classified facts to protect President Donald Trump.'
>
> 'The memo released Friday by the Republican-led House Intelligence
> Committee excoriated FBI leaders for what it described as a crucial
> omission in that application: The fact that the dossier, compiled by
> former British spy Christopher Steele ? was financed by the campaign of
> Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee.
>
> ?Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the
> renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign,
> or any party/campaign in funding Steele's efforts, even though the
> political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior and
> FBI officials,? the memo alleged.
>
> But in an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Nunes was asked about reports
> over the weekend that the FBI application did refer to a political
> entity connected to the dossier. It is unclear precisely what language
> the application might have used.
>
> Nunes conceded that a "footnote" to that effect was included in the
> application, while faulting the bureau for failing to provide more
> specifics.'
>
> What's really weird is that all you wing nuts hang on every word that
> they broadcast on Fox News...
>
> ...but somehow missed this.
>
>
>
The footnote only indicated the dossier was compiled at the
direction of a law firm "who had hired an identified U.S. person"
now known as Glenn Simpson.
No mention of Hillary or DNC.
You somehow missed this.
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